compass fluid

[D.A.L]

My compass fluid level is low and needs refilling,is there a substitute
fluid I can use rather than buying an overhaul kit. I had heard that
using mineral spirits would suffice. Any suggestions?

[Bill Higdon]

D.A.L wrote:
> My compass fluid level is low and needs refilling,is there a substitute
> fluid I can use rather than buying an overhaul kit. I had heard that
> using mineral spirits would suffice. Any suggestions?


Aircraft Spruce, has jsut the fluid for sale, go to the online catalog,
then instruments, then compasses, then you'll see a listing of repair
kits,it's under that heading.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catmain.php
Bill Higdon

[Scott Correa]

"Bill Higdon" > wrote in message
...
> D.A.L wrote:
> > My compass fluid level is low and needs refilling,is there a substitute
> > fluid I can use rather than buying an overhaul kit. I had heard that
> > using mineral spirits would suffice. Any suggestions?
>
>
> Aircraft Spruce, has jsut the fluid for sale, go to the online catalog,
> then instruments, then compasses, then you'll see a listing of repair
> kits,it's under that heading.
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catmain.php
> Bill Higdon
>

I wouldn't recommend anything except compass fluid. It probably makes no
difference
day vfr, but compass markings use luminous paint for nighttime visability
and solvents
are hard on them. Also, one needs to ask the question, where did the fluid
go???
Compasses are sealed devices. Loss of fluid means loss of gasketing
integrity. Filling
the compass treats the symptom, not the cause of the fluid loss. Do it
correctly and
get the O-haul kit for the compass and service it the right way.

Scott Correa

[Ralph Jones]

On 15 Sep 2003 07:57:27 -0700, (D.A.L) wrote:

>My compass fluid level is low and needs refilling,is there a substitute
>fluid I can use rather than buying an overhaul kit. I had heard that
>using mineral spirits would suffice. Any suggestions?

Here you go:

http://www.wicksaircraft.com/gotopage.php?page=185

rj

[Larry Goddard]

Use mineral spirits that has been de-aerated... I pour the mineral spirits
into a wine bottle and use one of those "suckers" to remove the air from an
opened bottle of wine. After a day or so, the "air" will be pretty well
extracted. Fill the compass appropriately. One trick to filling is to
submerge the compass into a cup filled with the liquid and tilt it around
so that all the trapped air pockets inside the compass can fill.

Larry Goddard
"01" USA



"D.A.L" wrote:

> My compass fluid level is low and needs refilling,is there a substitute
> fluid I can use rather than buying an overhaul kit. I had heard that
> using mineral spirits would suffice. Any suggestions?